The Necks are an experimental jazz trio from Sydney, Australia, comprising Chris Abrahams on piano and Hammond organ, Tony Buck on drums and Lloyd Swanton on bass guitar and double bass. The band plays improvisational pieces of up to an hour in length that explore repeating musical figures. As well as jazz, they are strongly influenced by Krautrock.
Typically, a live performance will begin very quietly with one of the musicians playing something very simple. One by one, the other two will join with their own melodies, all three independent yet intertwined. A piece of music usually lasts about 45 minutes and over this time grows in volume and pace and complexity before petering out. They are quite simply an extraordinary live experience.
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The Necks members
Current members: Chris Abrahams (original, piano, keyboard, Hammond organ), Tony Buck (guitar, original, percussion, drums (drum set)), Lloyd Swanton (electric bass guitar, original, double bass)
Chris Abrahamsoriginal, piano, keyboard, Hammond organ
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On the radio
Stations that played The Necks in the last 30 days
- 3×
Paranoise
Greece · Electronic - 2×
Polushon
Sweden · Rock - 1×
radiorara
Chile · Jazz - 1×
KORC LP-FM 105.9 Corvallis,Oregon
United States · Electronic
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